HR 3503 · 116th Congress · Education

Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-06-26· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2019-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a pilot program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the purpose of providing certain students with U.S. passports. Specifically, such grants must (1) reimburse Pell Grant recipients enrolled in study abroad programs for the cost of obtaining passports, or (2) directly pay the cost of passports for such students.…

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Cosponsors (10)

9 Democrats1 Republican